ghastful
ghastful adjective: causing fear; terrifying.
Adjective
ghastful (comparative more ghastful, superlative most ghastful)
- Causing fear; terrifying.
- Very desolate was that valley, having a dark aspect and a ghastful, such as a man might look for in the infernal glens of Pyriphlegethon or Acheron.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, chapter 174, in The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC
- Terrified, frightened.
- Th' Almighty anſwers — "I my ſelf will place
"The dreadful Stains of Murther on the Face,
"That all may ſhun thy Crimes and Fate. — He ſaid,
The Caitiff heard, with ghaſtful Looks he fled.1716, Samuel Wesley, The history of the Old and New Testament attempted in verse, page 13
- Th' Almighty anſwers — "I my ſelf will place
ghastful meaning in Urdu
ghastful in Urdu
- تیرہ, اداس
Forms of ghastful
| comparative | more ghastful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ghastful |
| alternative form | gastful |
| alternative form | gashful |
Origin of ghastful
From Middle English gastful, equivalent to ghast + -ful. See ghastly.
Words formed from ghastful
Questions about ghastful
- What does ghastful mean?
- Ghastful means causing fear; terrifying.
- What is ghastful in Urdu?
- Ghastful in Urdu is تیرہ, اداس. See Ghastful meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is ghastful?
- Ghastful is an adjective.
Words near ghastful in the dictionary
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